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Spencer County Ministerial Association Christmas Toy Sale will be held at First Baptist Church in Taylorsville Saturday at 10 a.m.

Christmas breakfast at Mount Eden Christian Church

The 4th annual Christmas breakfast at Mount Eden Christian Church will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Everyone is invited. Please stop by for food and fellowship. The jolly old fellow might be there!

Cory Thomas, son of Charles and Cynthia Thomas, has been selected the SCHS Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar participant. Susan Mann, daughter of Garry and Jo Mann, has been selected as the alternate participant. These students were nominated as HOBY candidates by SCHS.

While watching National Geographic “Wild Kingdom,” recently it sparked my thoughts to Spencer County government. The made-for-television special was about lions being the kings of the jungle and naturally my ideas jumped to our own jungle cat, “King KACo.” Now deep in indulgence I referred my energy to our state’s auditors final investigation of KACo and our judge. After reading it again, I still find it hard to believe elected officials would do what they have accomplished.

Santa Claus will be coming to town a few weeks early this year. The bearded one will be making a scheduled stop at Christmas on Main Street this Friday beginning at 6 p.m.

According to reports from elves at the Taylorsville-Spencer County Chamber of Commerce, Santa’s sleigh will be loaded down with all sorts of goodies. The first 200 children will receive a bag full of candy and a meal ticket to use after their one-on-one consultation with the big guy. Children with meal tickets will be provided a hot dog dinner complete with chips and a drink.

Danielle Jones wants to be a radiologist. Jenna Madonia wants to go to WKU. Her twin sister, Jordan, wants to major in English. Dorothy Schultz wants to be a linguist, and Michael McCarthy wants to be a marine biologist. Tiffany Hambrick wants to join the Air Force.

Six seniors with goals and dreams. But one hasn’t applied to her desired school. One needs a full ride to make her dream possible. And several of them need to raise their ACT scores.

The constable election for Taylorsville District 1 is heating up as two more file for the position.

Charles “Don” Smith, Sr. will be seeking re-election to the post he has held for nearly two terms. Smith, 72, was selected with the flip of a coin in a special election when he matches his competitor vote for vote.

“I would like to continue serving the community,” said Smith, a democrat.

Before retiring with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office, Smith gained 21 years experience in law enforcement.